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45. It's not about Freddie anymore - it's about balancing karma

Reply to mikeysnot (Reply #31)

Thu Mar 20, 2014, 01:07 PM

Mar 2014

Balancing the scales, however you want to perceive it. An ending of things that, in its own right, is a new beginning.

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Founder of Westboro Baptist Church, Rev. Fred Phelps Sr. Dies [View all] Botany Mar 2014 OP

w00t! meegbear Mar 2014 #1

Double WOO Hawaii Hiker Mar 2014 #20

RIP yeoman6987 Mar 2014 #56

Why? PumpkinAle Mar 2014 #58

He's not dead. LiberalFighter Mar 2014 #107

Now Rev. Phelps you will meet your maker and be judged for your deeds. sinkingfeeling Mar 2014 #2

Gawd hates Freds corkhead Mar 2014 #3

To Hell with that De mortuis nihil nisi bonum crap Brother Buzz Mar 2014 #4

The world just got a little less evil. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2014 #5

^^^this^^^ irisblue Mar 2014 #8

Oh well. atreides1 Mar 2014 #6

Phelps comparing notes with Falwell TommyCelt Mar 2014 #85

She did not play well with others... Kurovski Mar 2014 #90

Is there *anyone* outside his own "church" whom he considered not-evil? nomorenomore08 Mar 2014 #125

kick OKNancy Mar 2014 #7

If only he could take all the hate in the world with him. mountain grammy Mar 2014 #9

That would have been nice. n/t Jamastiene Mar 2014 #49

He flushed his entire life down the toilet. backscatter712 Mar 2014 #10

I agree. It makes his life as much a tragedy for him because he wasted it yurbud Mar 2014 #28

Yup, One Life To Live and he wasted all of it. n/t JimDandy Mar 2014 #33

Well said! People make hell on earth for themselves and/or others. This is it, this RKP5637 Mar 2014 #44

Not to mention as a fellow atheist, I believe humans live on through how we're remembered pink-o Mar 2014 #77

Whatever our beliefs, we can all be Wheatonists catrose Mar 2014 #109

Good - nt Ohio Joe Mar 2014 #11

His hatred help bring more equailty to LGBT community warrior1 Mar 2014 #12

Too bad... Lithos Mar 2014 #13

I think it will be gone soon TlalocW Mar 2014 #25

Finally. About 40 yrs too late, unfortunately. nt Nay Mar 2014 #14

Topeka Capital-Journal article alp227 Mar 2014 #15

I hope during his last weeks in hospice TlalocW Mar 2014 #16

better yet, a gay male nurse who gave him the best care possible and treated him with dignity yurbud Mar 2014 #29

Agree 100% ChazII Mar 2014 #48

May he be reincarnated as a strap-on sexual prosthetic derby378 Mar 2014 #17

he does not deserve the attention. mikeysnot Mar 2014 #31

It's not about Freddie anymore - it's about balancing karma derby378 Mar 2014 #45

I keep reading that the Phelps cult does not believe in funerals. Jamastiene Mar 2014 #50

Then why do they keep picketing them? KamaAina Mar 2014 #65

This message was self-deleted by its author KamaAina Mar 2014 #66

Maybe they accuse everyone else of promoting necromancy? derby378 Mar 2014 #73

Lol, you are asking me to explain them? Jamastiene Mar 2014 #74

As said Scipio, 'Non gradus anus rodentum...' LanternWaste Mar 2014 #18

He's dead. His hate isn't. He passed that on to his spawn. Solly Mack Mar 2014 #19

Please, don't Rest in Peace question everything Mar 2014 #21

Was it he who was evil, or the religion he worshipped? I think people interpret religion as they Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #22

Hallelujah! One less stain on the world. geomon666 Mar 2014 #23

That has got to be the FUNNIEST animated Internet image I've ever seen! radicalliberal Mar 2014 #75

I'm using that when Scalia dies davidpdx Mar 2014 #118

Quick, where can I rent some size 12 dancing shoes? TheCowsCameHome Mar 2014 #24

Now this is a day brightener. Nika Mar 2014 #26

I was wondering why the sun finally came out today. yourout Mar 2014 #27

I think it is safe to say... mikeysnot Mar 2014 #30

Can't say I am shedding any tears over this gopiscrap Mar 2014 #32

I look forward to wiping my ass with his obituary tomorrow. Throd Mar 2014 #34

Rip. Catherine Vincent Mar 2014 #35

I don't think he'll be missed. TygrBright Mar 2014 #36

It's good to see you. TB! Kurovski Mar 2014 #91

Hidy! Good to see you and LOVE the sigline. n/t TygrBright Mar 2014 #129

Good riddance to bad rubbish. sakabatou Mar 2014 #37

good riddance trusty elf Mar 2014 #38

k-a-r-m-a n/t cosmicone Mar 2014 #39

There goes Hell's Turbineguy Mar 2014 #40

I say nothing at all steve2470 Mar 2014 #41

+1 davidpdx Mar 2014 #119

This is the only thing that comes to mind: kestrel91316 Mar 2014 #42

Why give him attention? Amaya Mar 2014 #43

The balance must be reestablished, the lesson must be taught derby378 Mar 2014 #47

Then you are giving him exactly what he wants. jeff47 Mar 2014 #60

Oh, he will be, don't you worry... derby378 Mar 2014 #76

Why delay the punishment? (nt) jeff47 Mar 2014 #79

To forget Fred Phelps and his evil deeds is not punishment derby378 Mar 2014 #93

Your point would make sense if his movement was expanding. jeff47 Mar 2014 #94

Point taken - I'll try to keep that in mind derby378 Mar 2014 #101

Because there are some deaths that make the world a better place Warpy Mar 2014 #114

I rec this comment. I wish we could click a button to do that. Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2014 #124

About time n/t Prophet 451 Mar 2014 #46

Well, if there is indeed a Heaven & a Hell, I'll bet ol' Fred is getting his nuts toasted catbyte Mar 2014 #51

I can only repeat George Takei's brilliant comment: LongTomH Mar 2014 #52

My mama taught me to say only good about the dead. GliderGuider Mar 2014 #53

I woke up at exactly the time this post was created. Jamastiene Mar 2014 #54

This looks good: The treasure uganda gay and lesbian youth association Kurovski Mar 2014 #95

I would guess that in his final moments, he had a rude awakening... olddad56 Mar 2014 #55

Did anyone find out why he had been excommunicated from tsuki Mar 2014 #57

... Nathan Phelps, Phelps' estranged son, posted a Facebook message March 15 saying that his father struggle4progress Mar 2014 #63

Thanks. nt tsuki Mar 2014 #69

Wonder if his church is going to picket his own funeral Dopers_Greed Mar 2014 #59

don't let the shovel hit you on the way out. magical thyme Mar 2014 #61

He passes on International Happiness Day corksean Mar 2014 #62

He's in front of a higher judge now. Beacool Mar 2014 #64

Be not too hard struggle4progress Mar 2014 #67

The followers, associates, and loved ones of Mr Phelps have my sincerest condolances rocktivity Mar 2014 #68

I hope the funeral is a very lonely affair mitchtv Mar 2014 #70

Freddy's dead! KamaAina Mar 2014 #71

Au revoir, Mssr. Fred. Kurovski Mar 2014 #72

May the vacuum in the cesspool of hate he leaves behind... sofa king Mar 2014 #78

Buh-bye. nt valerief Mar 2014 #80

Bill Maher on why death isn't always sad: Initech Mar 2014 #81

Here's the door Fred, I'll hold it open for ya.... DainBramaged Mar 2014 #82

the world is a better place , may he reap the fires of hell and Herself Mar 2014 #83

King was right. James48 Mar 2014 #84

Humor is love! Kurovski Mar 2014 #88

"Where there is a dead body, there the vultures will gather" DinahMoeHum Mar 2014 #86

The "Rev." stands for "revolting" tarheelsunc Mar 2014 #87

Heads up, Satan. nt onehandle Mar 2014 #89

Good riddance. Oakenshield Mar 2014 #92

I'm sorry he's dead. nyquil_man Mar 2014 #96

I guess his church, his own family really, excommunicated him just before ck4829 Mar 2014 #97

A tribute..from The Onion hibbing Mar 2014 #98

"Listen to the demons chuckle and yell .." DemoTex Mar 2014 #99

100! GOOD! Behind the Aegis Mar 2014 #100

Sodomy now okay again. Orsino Mar 2014 #102

he's roasting on a spit right now RedstDem Mar 2014 #103

Kick. n/t Tx4obama Mar 2014 #104

Meh nt jdadd Mar 2014 #105

Good. nt awoke_in_2003 Mar 2014 #106

Now I don't really believe in any afterlife but mysuzuki2 Mar 2014 #108

As a gay man I should delight in his passing but I don't...... Swede Atlanta Mar 2014 #110

God to Fred Phelps: "You were wrong" nt Ruby the Liberal Mar 2014 #111

Juanita Jean has the best idea as how to respond to this death-Ignore Phelps Gothmog Mar 2014 #112

BUH-Bye ! YOHABLO Mar 2014 #113

DING DONG (anotherr) Wicked Witch Is Dead!! Sunlei Mar 2014 #115

U mean I dont have to hear �Thank God for dead soldiers,� and �Thank God for 9/11,� anymore??? lunasun Mar 2014 #116

I'm dancing! NYtoBush-Drop Dead Mar 2014 #117

Another tombstone on the list obxhead Mar 2014 #120

The only response to this I have is... n/t. Bernie2016 Mar 2014 #121

My God is a merciful God. My God is a forgiving God. BadGimp Mar 2014 #122

Good riddance. Unfortunately, damage already done. gtar100 Mar 2014 #123

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2014 #126

Fred Phelps preached hate, but his death is no reason to celebrate mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2014 #127

No Funeral After Death Of Westboro Church Founder Fred Phelps rocktivity Mar 2014 #128

RI... fujiyama Mar 2014 #130